Day 31: train to Sete +17 Kms



 We watched the time Toulouse 10k race with 1000’s of runners which ended by our hotel, we have taken to staying in nicer hotels which tend to be where the city life happens. This morning we rode to the station to take our 1:45 train ride to Sête on the Mediterranean coast. The reason we are skipping the scenic canal du midi is mainly because we have tickets to see Sting in Nimes on Monday and also because everyone we talk to tells us how crappy the path is. The journey was a bit traumatic. There are elevators but only for disabled passengers so it’s bikes down on the escalator then up stairs which took us and a volunteer from the audience. Then the train arrives, the door is very narrow and high off the platform, I have very low upper body strength so it’s me Yehudit and a couple of guys on each bike. We get them on finally we hung Yehudit’s from a hook and stood mine up. I helped others get theirs off then when we arrived at our station we just managed to get them through the narrow door without unloading all our 5 bags. Then mine wouldn’t roll as the back wheel had fallen out. Finally we rode into the very pretty Sête for a bite to eat before cycling 18 Kms to a rural campsite. Nice place and cheap for a one night stay. 

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